Example Sentences

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Now, crews are razing buildings to prepare the property for development.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2022

To make way for the 220,000-square-foot mall, workers are razing the SeaPort Marina Hotel, which had seen better days as one of the city’s finest hostelries.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2017

Developers are razing hundreds of old houses likely to contain asbestos amid an infill boom.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2015

While many cities are razing public housing complexes, New York is trying to preserve its stock, a formidable task.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2015

They are razing the large buildings and conveying the bricks with the other booty to Omdurmân.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk